English Māori Gordon McGregor Born 7 January 1916 - Died 28 August 1969 PDF Key details Service number32542 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Gordon McGregor, 1949. (photo kindly supplied by a family member) - This image may be subj … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGordon AWMM SurnameMcGregor AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number32542 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionOpen Brethren, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth7 January 1916 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 45 Moxham Avenue, Haitaitai, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 45 Moxham Avenue, Haitaitai, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationRetail Employee/Civilian AWMM Electrical and electronic retailing with Lamphouse Group AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr A.R. McGregor (father), Post Office, Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mrs M. McGregor (wife), C/o Children's Home, Marton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number32542 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Mechanic/Military AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Scale Mechanic AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Headquarters, 25 Wellington Infanty Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1945 AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Furloughed to New Zealand and married in 1943, before returning to the Italian CampaignGordon McGregor was married to Maisie (27 April 1915 - 19 January 2000) and the father of Murray, Lindsay, David and Jocelyn. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 August 1969 AWMM Age 53 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block J Row 17 Plot 047 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Gordon McGregor by laying a poppy. George Raymond McGregor Godfrey Alexander McGregor Gordon McGregor Gordon Forbes McGregor Gordon James Roger McGregor Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Gordon McGregor Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium records http://www.purewa.co.nz/search.asp Sources Used Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium records http://www.purewa.co.nz/search.asp Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 294 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 76 AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License